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<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><b>ALERT:</b> #111<br>
<b>DATE:</b> October 22, 2006<br>
<b>TO:</b> Incline Village & Crystal Bay Property Owners<br>
<b>FROM:</b> Village League Tax Revolt Committee</font></p>
<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><b>Dear Incline Village & Crystal Bay Property Owners,</b></font></p>
<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">The following article was published in Friday's Bonanza newspaper. It provides a nice update on the status of the forthcoming Nevada Supreme Court decision.</font></p>
<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">Regards,<br>
<b>Wayne Fischer<br>
</b>Webmaster and Email Moderator</font></p>
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<p><font size="+1" color="red" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><b>“It’s the biggest tax case they’ve ever had in the state – it will effect everything.“<br>
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<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><b>Maryanne Ingemanson,</b> League to Save Incline Assets</font></p>
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<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">Andrew Pridgen<br>
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</font><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">apridgen@tahoebonanza.com<br>
</font><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">October 20, 2006<br>
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<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">While several members and key observers of Incline's tax revolt group have been waiting for weeks with baited breath for a state supreme court decision to come down upholding a district judge's decision to roll back tax assessments, one member cautioned that property owners in the region may have to keep waiting to exhale.</font></p>
<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">Maryanne Ingemanson, president of the League to Save Incline Assets, this week said the speculation that decision may not come down until after the election is something she now believes.</font></p>
<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">"We feel the reason for the delay is this case is so enormous and has such an overall effect on the entire state that the justices felt it should not be released prior to election," Ingemanson said, noting that the court's 90-day timeline for a decision set in June has since passed. "(A decision now) could affect any of the different elections in county or state level."</font></p>
<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">Indeed, two supreme court justices, Michael Douglas and Nancy Becker, slated to be the author of the decision, are up for election in November.</font></p>
<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">"Let's just say in light of this information we're looking forward to a decision shortly after the election," Ingemanson said. </font></p>
<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">Tax revolters feel that any decision will lead to action in the next legislature, which is slated to begin Feb. 5, 2007.</font></p>
<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">During the last legislative session (April 2005), the legislature passed a 3 percent cap on tax bills for residential property and a 6.9 percent cap for commercial property in Washoe County.</font></p>
<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">Revolters note the cap is not a permanent solution, hoping the next session codifies not only some kind of cap, but also may include a constitutional amendment on the valuation process so that different appraisers doesn't equal a different valuation.</font></p>
<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">Incline's predicament, combined with other warnings about people being forced out of their homes, helped precipitate the Nevada legislation. Now, an interim committee is studying a constitutional amendment to change the way property taxes are figured. </font></p>
<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">Similar battles are being fought in Maine, New Jersey, Florida and even Idaho, where Ingemanson was recently asked to be a key-note speaker.</font></p>
<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">For now, if current district court decisions stand, Terry Shea of the Washoe County District Attorney's Office, noted it could call into question the equalization of all property values in Washoe County.</font></p>
<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">An outcome tax revolters hoped for.</font></p>
<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">When Carson City District Court Judge William Maddox ordered property tax refunds for 17 Incline Village property owners in early February, the county district attorney's office filed an emergency stay with the Supreme Court. The stay was denied and eventually led to the supreme court hearing.</font></p>
<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">"Yes, property tax valuation, it sounds like a thrilling topic," Ingemanson joked. "But you get the picture, this is an issue all over, we are at the forefront a lot of people will be looking at these rulings.</font></p>
<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">"It's the biggest tax case they've ever had in the state, - it will effect everything."</font></p>
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<p><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><i>News editor Andrew Pridgen may be reached at (775) 831-4666 ext. 111 or at apridgen@tahoebonanza.com.</i></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><b>Village League to Save Incline Assets Board Members:</b></font></p>
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<li><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><b>Maryanne Ingemanson,</b> President<br>
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<li><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><b>Dale Akers</b>, Historian<br>
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<li><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><b>Les Barta,</b> Law Research<br>
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<li><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><b>John Carney,</b> Analyst<br>
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<li><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><b>Wayne Fischer</b>, Webmaster<br>
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<li><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><b>Ted Harris,</b> Tax Revolt Committee Chairman<br>
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<li><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><b>Todd Lowe</b>, Financial,<br>
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<li><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><b>Chuck Otto</b>, Public Relations</font>
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<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><b>Village League to Save Incline Assets, Inc.<br>
</b></font><font size="-1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">Non-Profit Corporation - FEIN 88-0399029<br>
1165 Vivian Lane, Incline Village, NV 89451<br>
Phone: 775-831-4011, Fax 775-831-0325<br>
Email : <a href="mailto:%20mingemanson@charter.net">mingemanson@charter.net</a></font></p>
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